page_title: Samuel Mazzuchelli
hierarchical_section_title: Samuel Mazzuchelli
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a portrait of Father Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli which depicts him at about the age of 18, when he first entered the Dominican Order.
context_page_description: Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, O.P. was a pioneer Italian Dominican friar and Catholic missionary priest who helped bring the church to the Iowa-Illinois-Wisconsin tri-state area. He founded a number of parishes in the area, and was the architect for a number of parish buildings. Additionally, Mazzuchelli founded a number of schools throughout the region, some of which have developed into local Catholic colleges. As part of this effort, he founded the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters.
context_section_description: Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, O.P. (November 4, 1806 – February 23, 1864) was a pioneer Italian Dominican friar and Catholic missionary priest who helped bring the church to the Iowa-Illinois-Wisconsin tri-state area. He founded a number of parishes in the area, and was the architect for a number of parish buildings. Additionally, Mazzuchelli founded a number of schools throughout the region, some of which have developed into local Catholic colleges. As part of this effort, he founded the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters.
caption: A young Mazzuchelli
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